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CDUS43 KFSD 210620  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
120 AM CDT SUN MAY 21 2023  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 2023
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 74 5:21 PM 95 1934 72 2 60  
MINIMUM 36 4:13 AM 27 1895 49 -13 46  
1967  
AVERAGE 55 61 -6 53  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.89 1999 0.14 -0.14 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 1.05 2.35 -1.30 1.71  
SINCE MAR 1 3.09 6.95 -3.86 4.69  
SINCE JAN 1 6.41 8.38 -1.97 5.36  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 8.8 12.4 -3.6 3.1  
SINCE JUL 1 65.2 45.3 19.9 19.9  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 10 6 4 12  
MONTH TO DATE 89 180 -91 123  
SINCE MAR 1 1799 1660 139 1688  
SINCE JUL 1 7385 7169 216 6719  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 19 20 -1 29  
SINCE MAR 1 48 26 22 32  
SINCE JAN 1 48 26 22 32    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 28 7:00 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 93 1964  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 25 1931  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 21 2023...........SUNRISE 5:56 AM CDT SUNSET 8:51 PM CDT  
MAY 22 2023...........SUNRISE 5:56 AM CDT SUNSET 8:52 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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